Penalty for officer or servant being interested in any contract, etc.-Any Municipal

Officer or servant who knowingly acquires, directly or indirectly any share or interest in any contract or except in so far as concerns his own employment as Municipal officer or servant, not

being a share or interest such as, under clause (i) of section 35, it is permissible for a person to

have without being thereby disqualified for being an officer or servant of such Council, shall be liable to be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

99-A. Essential municipal officers and servants.- No essential municipal officer or servant shall-

1. (a) Unless he is authorized in that behalf by the terms of his contract, resign his appointment or quit his employment without giving a notice in writing of not less than one month to the authority appointing him, of his intention so to do; or
2. (b) absent himself from duty otherwise than on leave duly granted and not subsequently cancelled; or
3. (c) neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties or willfully perform them in an inefficient manner. 99-B. Power of Government to declare emergency.- If the Government is of the opinion that

stoppage of the cessation of the performance of any of the essential services will be prejudicial

to the safety or health or the maintenance of services essential to the life of the community in the municipality, it may, by notification, declare that an emergency exist in the municipality and that in consequence there of no member of such of the essential municipal services and for such period as may be specified in the notification shall, notwithstanding any law for the time being in force or any agreement:-

1. (a) withdraw or absent himself from his duties otherwise than on leave duly granted ; or
2. (b) neglect or refuse to perform his duties or willfully perform them in and inefficient manner. 99.C. Punishment for contravention of Section 99-A and 99-B:-

1. (1) Any essential municipal officer or servant contravening any of the provisions of Section 99- A and 99-B shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.
2. (2) An offence punishable under sub section(1) shall be cognizable and the provisions of the Code of Criminal procedure 1898(No. 5 of 1898), with respect to the cognizable offence shall as far as may be, apply thereof.

The Madhya Pradesh* Municipalities Act, 1961

*छ-ग- राजपत्र दिनााँक 24-08-2001 के अदिसूचना क्रमाांक 2458/2001 दिनााँक 30-06--2001 के अनुसार "म-प्र." के स्थान पर "छ.ग."।